Crossing Lines: Season Two Renewal; Will NBC Air It?

France’s TF1 and Sony Pictures Television Networks have renewed Crossing Lines for a second season.

There will be 12 episodes this time around (vs 10 episodes in season one) and production will begin on September 22nd. Locations will include France, the Czech Republic, Monte Carlo and Bulgaria.

Regulars William Fichtner, Donald Sutherland, Marc Lavoine, Tom Wlaschiha, Gabriella Pession and Richard Flood will all return, along with Lara Rossi, who was introduced late in the first season. Guest stars will include Carrie-Anne Moss and Ray Stevenson.

Crossing Lines has been very popular internationally, airing in over 180 territories. It hasn’t been a big hit here in the states however.

NBC aired the series on Sunday nights this summer to poor ratings. The season finale registered just a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.06 million viewers — series lows.

The peacock network says that they haven’t made a decision on the future of the show on NBC. Unfortunately, based on the ratings, there’d be little incentive to license season two of Crossing Lines.

If they don’t pick it up, the show could find a US home on a cable channel, possibly one that’s owned by NBC-Universal like USA Network. Merlin underperformed on NBC in its first year so it was moved to Syfy for the later four seasons.

What do you think? Should NBC pick up season two of Crossing Lines or cancel the low-rated series instead? Would you watch it on a cable channel like USA?

SEASON 2 EPISODES OF CROSSING LINES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX. I HAVE WATCHED THE FIRST 3 EPISODES, AND IT BLOWS SEASON 1 AWAY. SO GOOD SO FAR. IT PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE SEASON 1 LEFT OFF, AND ACTION PACKED AS ALL THE CLIFFHANGERS ARE ANSWERED. SCREW NBC, THEIR LOSS, AND NETFLIX’S GAIN!!

Please renew Crossing Lines for season 2 in the US. This show has a fabulous cast of players. The plots are intriguing, in-depth and with the hint of mystery and suspense they have included I am always engaged in their storylines. I would love to watch more of this show.

Just viewed this show on Netflix over the past week. Enjoyed the first 10 episodes and really hope the second season will be available soon. Keep them coming. Perhaps a bit too cerebral for the U.S market. Not enough mindless killing bang and boom!